In another one of my posts I had a few requests for a video of my VTEC Indicator in action so here it is. Note: I recently changed the bulb from a dull green that was hard to see in the day to an ultra-violet (package said blue).

 

Any reason why it's not in the gauge cluster? Still pretty cool.

 

interesting..

 

You should wire it to display a message in your information bar that says "vTEC just kicked in yo!"





I'm sorry. That was a terrible joke. Neat idea though, I'd go with a red bulb if I were to do it.

 

a possible write up?

 

Yea this would make more sense if it was in the cluster, btw the car sounds very good. CAI?

 

I would have liked it in the cluster but decided to put it by the clock because it would have been easier to "undo" if necessary. I also like the way it looks there and it's easy to pop the clock out for access.

I am happy with the way it turned out and it is close enough that I don't have to adjust where I'm looking.

Red would be cool but I wanted a color that wasn't already in the car.

Here are 2 DIYs that I referenced when I did it. You can basically wire it wherever you want to any 12v light. Also, wiring it to the ECU makes the whole install very easy. I did one on an older Civic Si and wired it to the selonoid which is still easy but requires a wire through the firewall.

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/5380647-post32.html

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2303995

Yeah, DC Sports.

 

Awesome idea, I often wonder at what point the VTEC kicks in.

 

Pretty cool, thanks for sharing the vid.

I'm curious though, what is the point?

 

Yea i dont see the point either, to anyone else its just a flashing light.

 

I didn't do it for anyone else. No real point, just an easy mod that I had in another car so I did it again. There are tons of mods that have no real point.

 

All you do is wire the power wire to the vtec signal wire, so that when the ECU sends the signal to the vtec solenoid, the power wire will complete the circuit to the LED bulb.

 

Gah, i love your footwell lighting

 

For the type s, the exact rpm is 4950, although most ppl will just lazily say 5000 rpm

 

What is the point to a lot of the things we do to our cars? Lol

 

Would definitely NOT want to explain what that was to anyone who got in my car......

 

Cool little mod. Anything to help people keep updating and improving their car is always a plus.

 

What's the point?

I've been asking myself that for a while now and have'nt come up with much of an answer... More bourbon please.

 

I can dig it! I had a buddy that did this to his Integra a while back! Simple mod that yields cool results!

 

This would be neat to have for a day or two but then it's pointless. I would like to know at what throttle % vtec kicks in. I know everyone says full throttle but I'm sure it happens a little below full throttle. Even though I warm my car up easy I would like to know if temperature plays a role. I doubt it does and I know oil viscosity has absolutely no role.

 

I want a shift light for my auto

 

I like it, simple fun mod that makes your car unique.

 

Nice mod.

 

It kind of seems like a mod that Acura would put on a high-end car.

 

And charge the consumer extra for

 

^^^ YES! Indeed.....

 

My low end 80s car had a "turbo" and "power" lights on the dash that came on when it hit boost and when it hit full boost along with a "power injection" light for the factory methanol injection that didn't make production. I always thought the power and injection lights were cheesy just like a vtec light would be cheesy and annoying and probably confusing to Acura's target demographic.

 

Funny, your post reminded me of a car my friend had in the early 90's. It was a '84 Daytona Turbo that had a light on the dash that told you when the turbo kicked in. Even with the turbo, it was 140hp lol.

 

cool mod. just seems like it would get annoying pretty quick, especially at night

 

stoled it from the civic crowd..

 

I bet its a great novelty item.
friends would be like "fucking AWESOME"
women would be like "omg my panties just dropped"

 

VERY interesting..


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dope!!

 

hater

 

Fixed.